Chiefs Column

By Maris Smith This year has prompted me with a horrifying question: why does our society constantly feel the need to harm each other? Whether it is an increase in observation of current events on my part, or a pressing problem, the abundance of tragic news stories seems to be on the rise. Catastrophes have […]

By Maris Smith Garland decorates any available crevice. Mistletoe hangs in every doorway. Advertisements boast each store’s remarkable “deals.” Christmas lights illuminate all the street corners. Did I mention that this is all happening the day after ghosts and goblins are tucked into storage? The plethora of Christmas paraphernalia seems to come out of hibernation […]

By Maris Smith While visiting Indiana University last week, I finally came to the startling realization: in approximately one year, I will be living on a college campus, alone. Well, not necessarily alone, the campus will be home to thousands of other helpless students, but alone in the sense that I won’t have my beloved […]

By Maris Smith Senior year, a pivotal time in a teen’s life when every day behaviors such as going to high school, slowly dwindle away. A time when uncertainty plagues nearly every aspect of their future, and saying good-bye to familiar things becomes the norm. As each farewell slowly creeps up on us, the enormity […]

By Maris Smith I will openly admit that on one or more occasions I have Facebook stalked several of my “friends,” who go to different schools, Homecoming pictures (purely for research purposes of course…). All creepiness aside, a blatant, reoccurring theme emerged: every other school and their student body lived for Homecoming week. Between Marian’s […]

By Maris Smith My last first day of high school. A day I have envisioned since my freshman year. Finally, being the oldest in the school, leaving early, and knowing all the ins and outs- one can dream, I suppose. Heading in for registration, I should have known I was in for a different year […]

By Maris Smith I vividly remember the moment I fell in love with Spanish. It was seventh grade language arts class. We were going through a Spanish unit taught by an upper level Spanish class from Jacobs High School. To say we were learning the basics drastically underemphasizes the truth, but somewhere in between repeating […]